Daily /r/Games Discussion - Free Talk Friday - December 20, 2024

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It's F-F-Friday, the best day of the week where you can finally get home and play video games all weekend and also, talk about anything not-games in this thread.

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WEEKLY: What Have You Been Playing?

MONDAY: Thematic Monday

WEDNESDAY: Suggest Me A Game

FRIDAY: Free Talk Friday

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Your Weekly /r/games Recap

Friday, December 13 - Thursday, December 19, 2024

Top 10 Posts

score	comments	title & link
3,467	620 comments	Localthunk has spoken to PEGI, and they are standing by their 18+ rating for Balatro despite other games with microtransactions having a 3+ rating.
3,183	609 comments	[Announcement] PEGI gives Balatro an 18+ rating
2,508	448 comments	Geoff Keighley: Today we are humbled and thrilled to share that The Game Awards 10th Anniversary show delivered a historic 154 million global livestreams, our most watched show ever.
2,233	639 comments	Borderlands 4 Narrative Director Remains 'Firm' in His Criticism of Borderlands 3’s 'Overabundance of Toilet Humor'
2,016	301 comments	Unpacking developer calls out Nintendo after reporting "cheap fakes" on its eShop
1,842	451 comments	Helldivers 2 announces their first official crossover - Helldivers x Killzone
1,618	327 comments	FROMSOFTWARE - Elden Ring has shipped 28.6 Million copies.
1,516	1,014 comments	Naughty Dog's Intergalactic Was Inspired By Akira And Cowboy Bebop
1,484	305 comments	[Industry News] Hideo Kojima considered leaving Konami early in his career: 'Nobody listened to me'
1,447	323 comments	Capcom says it’s working on ‘re-activating other dormant IPs’ like Onimusha and Okami

 

Top 7 Discussions

score	comments	title & link
643	698 comments	[Announcement] [Civilization VII] First Look: Harriet Tubman
528	503 comments	[Industry News] Marvel Rivals dev offers update on when to expect role queue
494	483 comments	The Witcher 4 dev CD Projekt Red talks Ciri fan reaction, playable Geralt coyness, and if the game will honour your previous choices
237	472 comments	Exclusive Xbox console games will be the exception rather than the rule moving forward — inside the risky strategy that will define Xbox's next decade
1,418	464 comments	Steam Winter Sale 2024 Begins Today
379	415 comments	[Review] [Skill Up] Austin recommends: Marvel Rivals (Review)
580	410 comments	Nintendo battling rising development costs with creativity, says Shigeru Miyamoto

 

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